Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-08-29

\ respectable family in this place
Is in great distress over the discovery
that son has been engaged in steal
Ing. lie was arrested, put in Jail,
ami At this writing awaits trial. Boys
WHO read blood and thunder and dime
novel literature usually have some
unfortunate experiences.
Those who attended the Baptist
church last Sunday were favored
with two very able sermons, preached
BY Rev. Mr.. Greene of Washington,
D. {. We had the pleasure the same
evening of hearing Rev. Mr.. --in
tbs Cong. church, who preached =
sermon Of rare ability, furnishing
foed for much thought for every
American citizen.
The states attorney business Is
fiourishing. Among the cases wound
up since our last issue are these d..
c. Hyde of West Derby paid SILL
for drunk Aug. 10, and claimed he
go his rum at Rock Island. On Sat
uriay Joseph Wing paid Sill for a
drunk July 4. claiming he got the
stuff on the boat in Canada and at
the Mountain House. Joe Cheney of
this place was arrested on Wednes-
day the 18th for intoXication and
fined S9.51. He refused 10 disclose
until he had lain in jail till Friday
night. Then he said he got his liq-
uOr Of Fred Anderson. Israel Bernau
and VIM. Shippee. These gentle
men were accordingly invited in and
paid for the privilege of furnishing
Joe. $3.50. sI6.9I and s19.07 re
spectively. Their disclosures were
not eminently satisfactory. one of
them saying he got his liquor of a
man whom he had never seen but
once before who had a canteen be-
hind the Memphremagog House
barn. Didn't know the mans name
or anything about him. Joe having
paid his fine was released but was
Immediately subpenaed as a witness
for case next day growing out OF
these mongrel disclosures. But he
took an early freight train for the
south and was last heard of in New
Hampshire. He will probably give
Vermont a wide berth hereafter as he
is now wanted for contempt of court.
Express.
North TROY.
;. R. Leonard has bought of d.
". Kelley the armory building and
shop on Railroad street, for $1,000
and taken possession.
Thomas Brennan was arrested foI
disorderly conduct last Saturday.
At a hearing Monday he was fined
s. and costs amounting TO sI1.S1.
a number of our citizens interested
in the breeding and training of horses
met at the office Of Hon. II. c. Viii
son. Tuesday and organized the North
Troy Trotting Club. The club has
leased OF Dea. Wheeler. u acres OF
land on his farm in the village, for a
trotting course for a term of five
wears. at an annual rental of sos.
with the option of purchasing the
same at q certain figure at the expir-
alton OF the lease. A preliminary
survey for the track was made Tues
day. by II. D. Chamberlin. and the
work OF construction will be accom-
plished next week. The course will
be full half mile and perfectly level
and II Is the intention of the club to
make il as good as any track in the
state. The membership Of the club
numbers at present twenty, and is
composed of the following gentlemen
Hon. VIM. O.. EIkins, Hon. J. W.
Currier, Hon. II. c. Wilson, F. ).
Elkins. E. I. Seaver, c. A. Rams
dell. Mitchell Hunt, G.. II. Wilson.
J. ". Sheldon, Geo. P. Hardy, W.
F. Burnap, III. B. Parker, ID. I.
Johnson, A. B. Hardy, P. II. Shaver,
J. r. B. Hunt, A. Griggs, Ed. Lake
and Geo. D. Blair. Others have ex-
pressed their intention OF joining the
club and it is expected that the mem
bership will soon number thirty
Palladium.
W *--IInoI-e.
There viii be a closing dance at
WiIIoughby Lake House Thursday
sept. s.
c. T. Cady has sold out his inter
terest in the Ovitt farm and gone to
Newport.
Another dealer in the ardent has
been discovered and dealt with by
the authorities. Still there's more to
follow.
Crofut and Holden, two young
men making a tour of the state to see
the sights, were here Thursday and
Friday.
Rev. H. W. Worthen Of Barton
will preach in the Page district, west
side Of the lake, next Sunday after
noon at 2 O'Clock.
If our esteemed citizen,J. c. Orne,
moves to Barton the question is who
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